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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. The Rays have acquired designated hitter Nelson Cruz and minor league right-handed pitcher Calvin Faucher from the Twins for right-handed pitcher Drew Strotman and minor league right-handed pitcher Joe Ryan.
Cruz, 41, has hit 436 home runs over 17 seasons in the majors, which ranks 46th in major league history and third among active players behind Albert Pujols (675) and Miguel Cabrera (494). Since 2014, his 279 home runs are the most in the majors, ahead of Mike Trout (248) and Nolan Arenado (243). He has reached 30 home runs seven times in his career and 20 home runs 11 times, all since 2009 no other player has reached 20 homers more than nine times over that stretch.
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